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James Earl Jones in a tuxedo holds an award while standing next to Mark Hamill.
Success

Voice actor James Earl Jones, who died at 93, was paid just $7,000 for his Darth Vader role

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September 10, 2024
Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer, who joined around-the-clock diner chain in 1992, dies at age 58
Leadership

Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer, who joined around-the-clock diner chain in 1992, dies at age 58

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September 9, 2024
Audi executive dies in fall from 10,000-foot mountain
Leadership

Audi executive dies in fall from 10,000-foot mountain

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September 3, 2024
Johnny Gaudreau
Life

Suspect who hit NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and his little brother drank five or six beers before the crash: report

By Stephen Whyno and The Associated Press
August 30, 2024
Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio dies at 83
Leadership

Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio dies at 83

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August 28, 2024
Mike Lynch was ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’—but the late tech millionaire would spend many of his final months under house arrest
Finance

Mike Lynch was ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’—but the late tech millionaire would spend many of his final months under house arrest

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August 22, 2024
Lou Dobbs
Politics

Lou Dobbs, conservative TV host and Trump booster, dies at 78

By The Associated Press and Irina Ivanova
July 18, 2024
Morgan Spurlock
Success

The documentarian who only ate McDonald’s for a month has died young of cancer at 53

By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
May 24, 2024
Irving Oil
Success

Arthur Irving, one of Canada’s richest people and heir to a massive oil fortune, has died at 93

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May 14, 2024
Roger Corman, ‘King of the Bs’ who directed ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ and hired young filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, has died at 98
Lifestyle

Roger Corman, ‘King of the Bs’ who directed ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ and hired young filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, has died at 98

By Bob Thomas, Amy Taxin and The Associated Press
May 13, 2024
Jim Simons
Success

The ‘Quant King’ who shook the world of hedge funds with his secretive Renaissance Technologies has died at 86

By Patrick Oster, Katherine Burton and Bloomberg
May 10, 2024
Cesar Luis Menotti
Success

Cesar Luis Menotti, the ‘thin one’ who led Argentina to its first World Cup in 1978, has died at 85

By Débora Rey, Vicente L. Panetta and The Associated Press
May 6, 2024
OJ Simpson dead at 76
Lifestyle

OJ Simpson dead at 76

By Ken Ritter, Chris Morris and The Associated Press
April 11, 2024
John Barth
Success

John Barth, giant of postmodernism who scored a 1960s bestseller with a main character who was part goat, dies at 93

By Brian Witte and The Associated Press
April 3, 2024
John Sinclair
Success

Detroit man who John Lennon made legendary for getting 10 year sentence after giving 2 joints to undercover cops dies at 82

By Mike Householder and The Associated Press
April 3, 2024

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